RHS Junior Participates In Marine Corps Leadership Program

WAYNE, PA – A Radnor High School student recently participated in a United States Marine Corps leadership program in Washington, D.C. after being handpicked by the USMC for his character, community leadership, academic, and athletic prowess.

RHS junior George May was chosen to join just 100 students nationwide to participate in the 2017 Battles Won Academy that was held from July 13 to July 17 in the nation's capital.

According to the official announcement from the Marine Corps, May was selected not only for his athletic performance but for his outstanding character, academic excellence, and community leadership that reflects the Marine Corps’ values of honor, courage, and commitment.

May plays football and club rugby, as well as the violin, at RHS. Not only is he a student musician and athlete, he is a philanthropist, as he also formed and is the president of the school's Semper Fi Fund Club, which benefits the Semper Fi Fund, and the Minding Your Mind Foundation.

USMC Staff Sergeant Nickolas Auvil visited the high school on May 4 to officially invite May to the academy and present him an award.

The Battles Won Academy provides Marines with the opportunity to purposefully engage the selected student leaders and share leadership lessons in an effort to enhance their future success. The Academy taps into the fighting spirit of the Marine. The essence of the Marines individually and collectively is the willingness to engage and the determination to defeat an opposing force – whether personal or on behalf of our nation and its communities.

You can watch a video profile of May to get a deeper insight into this outstanding young man's mind and learn what drives him to give back:

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